Obs. rare. [ad. L. suffīmentum smoke of burnt sacrifice, f. suffīre (see SUFFITE).] A perfume burned or smoked as a medicinal remedy.
1650. H. Brooke, Conserv. Health, To Rdr. A ix. Errhina for the Nose: Sneezing-powders, Suffiments.
1670. H. Stubbe, Plus Ultra, 62. The giving of Sandaracha, or Orpiment inwardly for old coughs; and the suffiment made out of it, are recorded by Dioscorides.
1862. Mayne, Med. Vocab. (ed. 2), s.v. Suffimentum.
